Chamber Orchestra Audio Samples   

Poco Sostenuto-Vivace from Symphony No. 7, Opus 92 (1812) by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Allegretto from Symphony No. 7, Opus 92 (1812) by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

"Kyrie" from Mass in C (1807) by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
performed by the Choir and Chamber Orchestra

SivaSakthi (2000) by Todd Coleman (b. 1970)
performed by the Chamber Orchestra with James VanDemark, bass

Check out the streaming audio performance archives here: http://www.lib.rochester.edu:82/Mur/500Performances/URPerformancesArchive.htm

The University of Rochester Chamber Orchestra released its premiere studio production the fall of 1997. The compact disc included fresh and invigorated performances of Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major as well as an inspired composition by Eastman School of Music graduate Jeremy Gill entitled Yet the Star and Lilac Hold Me. This recording is the first such project by an orchestra on the River Campus.

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Click below for audio samples of the recording:

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, Mvt 1
MP3 (41 Seconds; 0.64 MB)
Real Audio (41 Seconds; 0.080 MB)

Gill: Yet the Star and Lilac Hold Me
MP3 (43 Seconds; 0.67 MB)
Real Audio (43 Seconds; 0.085 MB)

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Founded in 1993 by music director David Harman, the all-student Chamber Orchestra strives to introduce audiences to new and exciting performances while maintaining the ideals which are so vital to the integrity of their music. Comprised of 40 musicians of diverse academic backgrounds, the student-managed orchestra performs four concerts each year in addition to outreach programs throughout the greater-Rochester Community and around the world.